Abuse victims told the BBC they were allegedly told by the church not to report the crimes.

Victims claim sexual abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses is covered up.

Police are tracing the owners of all the phones after finding them on a 22-year-old man.

Tony Pulis says he will "plough on" as West Brom boss if the club's board "want him to" after his side's 4-0 loss to Chelsea.

Birmingham City climb out of the Championship relegation zone as Che Adams' early goal secures victory over Nottingham Forest.

Eden Hazard scores two as Chelsea cruise to victory at West Brom and increase the pressure on Baggies boss Tony Pulis.

Kwame Thomas nets on his debut to ensure Mark Yates starts life as Solihull Moors boss with a draw against high-flying Maidstone.

Gillingham's renaissance continues under Steve Lovell as the 10-man visitors mark his first game in permanent charge with a 1-0 win at Walsall.

Albert Adomah scores twice to help Aston Villa consolidate their position in the Championship play-off spots with a win at QPR.

Wolves survive a Reading onslaught before wrapping up a victory that restores their two-point lead at the top of the Championship.

Thieves broke into the 71-year-old's home and stole the signed instrument she won a competition.

A cycling group which organises confidence-building rides for people in Walsall, many of them elderly, has had all 11 of its bicycles stolen.

The Walsall Arboretum Community Cycle Club bought them at the end of September, using more than £3,000 from Sport England, and said the theft was "upsetting" and "deeply frustrating".

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It's thought someone broke into a locked compound at the arboretum last weekend to take the bikes, which were new and suitable for cyclists lacking in riding confidence.

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There will be some cloud around tonight, but also some clear spells meaning pockets of frost in places with lows of 2C (36F).

Tomorrow any patchy showers should clear leaving some bright spells.

Police carrying out vehicle checks around Birmingham's Christmas Market say they have arrested two men after finding them with knives and class B drugs.

More than 350 vehicles have been stopped and checked by officers in the city over the last week and the West Midlands force says this will continue while the market is operating.

Police say the vehicle and foot-based patrols in the city centre are not a result of any specific threat or intelligence.

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Solhull Barons will look to continue their climb up the NIHL North 1 table and could close the gap on the group at the top, when they host Blackburn Hawks on Sunday.

They are on a run of four league wins and beat the Hawks 2-1 when they last met at the start of the month.

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Telford Tigers will also hope to improve their league standng with matches against the division's two bottom-sides, the Dragons and the Lions.

Coventry Blaze host the Guildford Flames in the Challenge Cup tomorrow, before travelling to face Edinburgh Capitals in the Elite League on Sunday.

Coventry City loan striker Kwame Thomas to National League neighbours Solihull Moors until 6 January.

The Chief Executive of the trust that runs the E-ACT Willenhall Academy in Birmingham said the school was "well on the way" to improving after a poor Ofsted inspection.

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The school was rated "inadequate" in an Ofsted report in March and teachers took industrial action over management issues throughout the summer.

Ofsted's March report described Willenhall as "coasting" and "persistently poor" after inspectors were pelted with food.

Jane Millward, the deputy chief executive of the E-ACT Academy Trust says morale has improved.

CCTV images have been released, external of a man police would like to speak to in connection with inappropriate behaviour reported by a 15-year-old boy.

The incident is believed to have happened on the number 60 bus as the teenager travelled from Digbeth High Street on 5 September.

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West Midlands Police said the teenager was approached by a man, who then followed him as the teenager tried to get away.

He eventually managed to jump on to another bus, leaving the man behind.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Birmingham on Wednesday 22 November, Kensington Palace has announced, external.

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They'll visit Jaguar Land Rover's plant in Solihull and Acme Whistles in the city's Jewellery Quarter.

They'll also be meeting sporting apprentices at Villa Park.

Endris Mohammed killed his son and daughter by smothering them with a petrol-soaked rag.